Overcoming Trauma: Resilience Techniques for Refugees
Trauma does not arrive neatly. It seeps into sleep, tone of voice, memory, appetite, and how safe a room feels. For many refugees, the harm was not a single event, but a sequence, sometimes with long gaps where they had to function anyway. That combination can leave people living in a constant state of alert, even after the immediate danger has passed. Resilience, in this context, is not a motivational poster. It is a set of practical skills, routines, relationships, and